Ash receiver



July 5 9 J. Y. TICE ASH RECEIVER Filed May15. 192s ATTORNEX Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES JAMES Y. TICE, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

ASH RECEIVER.

Application fllerl Kay 15, 1926. Serial No. 109,206.

The invention relates to trays for the reception of cigar and cigarette ashes and their discarded ends. Such cigarette ends, unless manually extinguished, tend to continue to glow until self-consumed, often resulting in a more or less dangerous and offensive smoldering mass.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient form of ashtray with means for readily and effectively extinguishing such lighted cigarette ends and preventing the escape of fumes therefrom, and which shall be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and capable of being easily cleaned.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and show a preferred form of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved receiver.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, taken on the line 2-2 in Figure 1.

Similar reference numerals indicate the same parts in both figures.

The receiver is in two parts, preferably of molded glass, earthen ware or other suitable material, comprising a base 5 in the form of a shallow vessel or tray having an upwardly projecting rim 6 preferably provided with radially arranged cigar rests as usual and having a shallow circular recess 8 in the centre of the bottom. The other portion of the receiver comprises an ext-Inguisher 9 shown as a vertically disposed cylindrical block of a diameter to match and be separately retained in the recess 8. It is provided with a plurality of cylindrical holes 10 extending entirely through the block parallel with its axis, each of a bore corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the usual cigarette so that an end of the latter may be easily but snugly received therein.

By inserting the lighted ly consumed cigarette in one of the holes and allowing it to remain, the supply of oxygen necessary for continued combustion is shut off and the cigarette is immediately extinguished.

The annular space in the base 5 surrounding the block 9 serves as usual for the reception of ashes and burnt matches.

It is important that the lower face of the block lies in close contact with the upper face of the bottom of the recess 8 and that the periphery of the block at its lower edge fits closely within the circular wall of the recess so that the entrance of air is prevented to the occupied hole.

A rectangular stud 11 adapted to'support a partially open matchbox in the usual manner is shown 'as projecting from the upper face of the extinguisher 9, but it may be omitted thus providing space for a greater number of holes 10.

The cigarette ends are easily removed by grasping the protruding portions and withdrawing them from the holes 10, or by reversing the extinguisher and pushing the ends through with a matchstick or the like.

Although the tray 5 is shown as circular and the extinguisher 9 of like form they may be of any desired contour and the material may be glass colored or plain or any ceramic material ornamented as taste may 7 dictate.

I claim The ash-receiverdescribed comprising a tray having a shallow recess in the upper face of its bottom, a vertically disposed cylindrical member fitted in said recess with an annular space therearound, said cylindrical member having a plurality of holes extended entirely therethrough, each adapted to receive a cigarette end.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth, I aflix my signature hereto.

JAMES Y. TICE,

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